Century II at Torquay.mp4

First beach run with the Century II 2.8m. Awesome power for a 2.8m - especially compared with the Imps, Beamers, Hornet & Flow's that I usually fly. I think the Century 2.8m has more pull and ability to get me buggying in light winds than my 4m beamer. A lot faster too. Being a high aspect kite, it needs to be kept moving to keep the air being forced into it and it usually won't sit above your head - it just keeps going!! It needs a little more skill and thought to fly than a low aspect kite, but rewards you with much more performance. Top quality materials and workmanship. Fabulous buggy engine. You need to supply your own lines/handles and the bag is just a bag! But it's far more than 'just' a kite!!

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Sports

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• PKD
• PKD Century II
• Century II
• Century 2
• Kite buggying
• power kiting
• kite flying
• John Holgate
• GoPro HD
• PKD kites

[quedecree]

they are an awesome kite indeed. You probably only need a touch of brake to stop it overflying and luffing occasionally. I think it steers well off the front lines - not much brake input needed there. But if you let the lines go slack in a turn - voila, instant shopping bag!! I should add that I'm not a very good flier of kites like this so don't take my words as gospel!! You should have a blast!

[jonny2493]

Awsome that pic quality is second to none. What cam area you using/

[quedecree]

It's a GoPro HD.  Fabulous little camera!

[Krocksahalwi]

Nice vid!!

what was the windspeed?

[quedecree]

Wind was a bit light for the 2.8m say, 13 mph or so (20km/hr). Perhaps a little more at times. It picked up as the morning went on. I put the 2.8m down and put the Apex II 7.5m up which was nicely powered. (that video is on my 'Vimeo' site (John Holgate) with quite a few others.

[buckleheid]

just ordered a 3.5 cent 2 after watching your vid john,then managed to get a try at local beach,great little kite,not a lot of wind on the day but it had some power in it when zipping about the sky,will be good once i suss out how to use more brake input when flying kites. mk4 blade 4.9 dousnt need much brakes :)

[icychopstix]

another fantastic vid, u gotta post more! there a pleasure to watch!!!